# N9204D: 1996 Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 600N, registration cancelled 2005-12-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 13, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration (dealer)
- Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 600N](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-helicopter-600n) (registry code 3027377)
- Engine: [Allison 250-C47 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c47-series) (registry code 03029)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H3WE), [TCDS E1GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1GL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: RN004
- Year built: 1996
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development, showing compliance
- Airworthiness date: December 12, 1997
- Last registry action: February 20, 1997
- Mode S code: ACC112
- Owner when cancelled: [Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCDONNELL%20DOUGLAS%20HELICOPTER%20CO)
- Location: [Mesa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Mesa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4332° N, 111.7136° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85205, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9204D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9204D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9204D-2005-12-13

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 600N: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-helicopter-600n.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX98LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA093), Feb 3, 1998: Boeing MD600N (N9204D), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the attempt by flight test engineers to verify a height/velocity data point that was subsequently shown to be outside the aircraft's performance capabilities.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19980203006229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980203006229A), Feb 3, 1998: Doug 600N (N9204D), Mesa, AZ, Substantial damage. Proto type flight test. Velocity and height test. Damaged on hard landing other same test similiar damage. (.4) while in the process of verifying a…

## Other aircraft with N9204D

- [Cancelled 2012-06-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9204D-2012-06-27): Cessna 172R, S/N 17281604, built 2012. Exported to Angola. Owner: [Africair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AFRICAIR%20INC), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- [Cancelled 1990-11-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9204D-1990-11-09): Piper PA-22-160, S/N 226263. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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